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|  | | Investec has launched its new, fully integrated marketing campaign, 'Possibilities'...read |
|  | EMILY STANDER We spoke to Ashley Lovell, head of consumer trade experience at Pernod Ricard, to find out more about the Phakamisa ispirit initiative...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM While the status and stats of content marketing continue to shift, an overview of the year in B2B publishing may help to further clarify its context and potential... Read |
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 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL Word Soup is a tactical electronic word search game where you swipe strategically to create 'insanely-long words' to get points... Read |
 | Africa's creative industry represents a potent instrument that could grow the GDP of African countries and pull the continent's youth out of poverty... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY ABSA It's odd to think that people whose careers are built on creativity can become set in their ways... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC UNITED The Financial Mail AdFocus Awards has named Joe Public United as the Overall Agency of the Year 2021... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Lani Carstens, group managing director for John Brown Media South Africa, has been appointed by dentsu International as the first global head of its content and production solution, Content Symphony... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ABSA Having established himself as a respected photographer and advertising art director, Justice Mukheli has grown into a film director to watch. He recently invited a young photographer to work on set with him while shooting an advertising campaign for Absa... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Grey Advertising was named Medium Advertising Agency of the Year at the 2021 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards. Paul Jackson, CEO at Grey chats to us about the win... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Wunderman Thompson has appointed Sufia Parkar as EMEA diversity, equity and inclusion director... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Joe Public United Johannesburg (Joe Public) was named the FM AdFocus Agency 2021 at an event held in Johannesburg last night... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Thumbs up for Chicken Licken: local humour that also makes a good sales pitch; Nissan's ad that mangles word order is jarring... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE We find out from serial entrepreneurs, Glynn Venter and Tarryn Burton, the dynamic duo heading up HaasXSwitch, a new agency... Read |
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 | The Epica Awards have just announced the preselected entries for the 2021 competition... Read |
| Branding |
 | ISSUED BY BOOMTOWN Opportunity knocked for Michelle Stockwell when she was selected as one of eight for the digital marketing and creative brand agency Boomtown's 2021 Bayeza Graduate Internship Programme... Read |
 | Black Friday is an opportunity for businesses everywhere to boost their revenue and reach out to a wider customer base... Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH South Africa will remain on Alert Level One, but the situation will be monitored weekly... Read |
 | The incoming fourth wave is expected to start early December, with hospital admissions peaking at between 40% and 80% of the third wave... Read |
 | From today the Department of Health will include rapid antigen tests in country's Covid-19... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | JD ENGELBRECHT, ISSUED BY EVERLYTIC Email marketers face a myriad of challenges in sending emails at scale and ensuring that as many as possible get read, whilst avoiding the technical pitfalls that may lead to blacklisting and a complete stop of delivery... Read |
 | PAULA SARTINI Customer privacy is a term that we are all too familiar with, as regulations such as PoPIA and GDPR have come into effect to protect customer data... Read |
 | Pick n Pay has introduced a WhatsApp communication channel to offer its 9 million Smart Shopper members instant and easy customer support... Read |
 | Competitive advantage will not be so much about products and offers, but rather about the customer experience, states Infobip's Jeremy Osborne... Read |
| CSI |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Hot 102.7FM is gearing up for their huge FUNdraiser, the Hot 1027.FM Teddython at Papachinos in Broadacres tomorrow (25 November). The Teddython raises much needed funds and goods for Hot Cares NPC and this enables Hot Cares to continue the excellent work that they do in making a meaningful difference in the lives of others, all year round... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LG ELECTRONICS LG Electronics is launching a contest to help solve local problems and empower communities in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Viceroy Brandy is embarking on a journey to help create an informed view of culture and tradition, by unpacking the real significance behind our cultural practices and addressing modern misconceptions... Read |
| Design |
 | SA Fashion Week is on the lookout for talented up-and-coming womenswear designers to enter its New Talent Search for 2022... Read |
 | The Craft and Design Institute (CDI) partnered with Aid To Artisans (ATA) to bring their e-Market Readiness Programme (eMRP) to South African creative businesses... Read |
 | The visionary designer lost his private battle with cancer and passed away on Sunday, 28 November at the age of 41... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY INCUBETA Incubeta has been appointed as digital media planning and buying partner for the Sanlam Group, retaining the business for a further three years... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Primedia, owners of Eyewitness News (EWN), announced that it's bidding farewell to editor-in-chief Mahlatse Mahlase. She will be replaced by respected journalist and editor, Sbu Ngalwa, who will head up the news operations from 10 January 2022... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NARRATIIVE Hive Digital Media drive over 20% CTR uplift using Carbon revenue management platform (RMP). Carbon's automated and AI-driven audience segmentation surfaced high value audiences to drive above average CTRs and campaign performance for Hive Digital Media advertisers... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DAXDATA The impact of the global pandemic on businesses revealed inefficiencies in outdated processes and highlighted the benefits of digital transformation... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HAVEYOUHEARD Two of South Africa's most dynamic and influential business women have joined the in_Podcast lineup to help inspire and educate the country's marketers and would-be-podcasters about the fledgling industry... Read |
 | BANELE REWO The term Metaverse is fast becoming a buzzword in tech and business; but do you know what it means? Read |
 | KHAYA MBANGA It is now evident that this global pandemic has created a paradigm shift away from how companies previously saw digital solutions... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Is kykNET part of your lifeblood? Are you curious about the inner workings of your favourite shows, new characters and compelling storylines? Then kykNET's new online feature is what you have been waiting for... Read |
 | The current video landscape is being transformed by the confluence of technological innovation and consumer behaviour shifts.... Read |
 | Afrika Tikkun Services has partnered with Naspers Labs in a project that taps directly into the South Africa's future economic needs... Read |
 | Tshimologong Innovation Precinct and BetterShared will end the year on a high note with the launch of a virtual 3D gallery space, which will run between 25 November 2021 and 4 January 2022... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA Topco Media is excited to announce the winners of this year's prestigious Standard Bank Top Women Awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY RAND SHOW The Rand Show, South Africa's largest consumer lifestyle experience, which is under a completely new management team, has undergone a series of changes to the design and implementation of the event... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TQ GROUP Initiated by the men of TechCommunications firm, TQ Group, the Ma Gents Against Gender Abuse (Mgaga) have announced an exciting partnership with GenderWorks aimed at bringing about behaviour change to root out toxic masculinity in the South African society... Read |
 | ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS On 4 and 5 December 2021 at the Theatre Of Marcellus, Emperors Palace, SbuNoah Music in partnership with One Gospel, will be hosting a gospel musical extravaganza... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT In_Broadcasting is launching a series of online conferences that explore new mediums and innovative ways to reach the digital-first audience. The first conference, in_Podcast takes place online this Thursday, 25 November... Read |
 | KIM RAJCOOMAR AND NADIA MOORE Have your plans for a year-end event run away from you? It's not too late to start... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | Realness Institute has announced the opening of submissions for the 2022 Episodic Lab and Development Executive Traineeship (DET)... Read |
 | Africa Rising International Film Festival (Ariff) revealed it has partnered with short-form video content giant TikTok... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY ENGAGEMENT FACTORY Marketers today have a wealth of information available at their fingertips. We can know where our leads come from, what they're interested in and what influences their buying process. However, quantity does not always equal quality. With how marketing campaigns have become so reliant upon data-driven strategies, we wanted to offer some tips and tricks for data-driven marketing based on our experience... Read |
| Media |
 | PORTIA MVUBU The so-called 'death of traditional news media' is a conversation that has been going on in journalism circles for a long time... Read |
 | Winners of the 2021 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards were revealed at a virtual ceremony on Thursday, 25 November 2021... Read |
 | The teams behind the teams within the business of sport were recognised and awarded at the 2021 Hollard Sport Industry Awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KANTAR Kantar's Media Trends and Predictions 2022 report reveals marketers need to take direct control of their data in a cookie-less world, with ambitious data strategies that go beyond reach and frequency... Read |
 | Spotify has introduced a new hub where fans can listen to soundtracks, playlists and podcasts related to Netflix shows... Read |
 | Group One, a Polish communication group and a part of the Serviceplan Group has invested in Game Changer... Read |
 | The third annual GQ Men of the Year Awards, in association with Hennessy V.S.O.P Privilège, revealed the winners at an event at the Four Seasons Hotel, The Westcliff in Johannesburg... Read |
 | SAMIP has welcomed four regional media ventures to be part of its independent media development programme... Read |
 | In a country that is filled with a great pool of current events, research in recent years has found that strong local journalism builds social cohesion... Read |
| Mobile |
 | PARDON MUJAKACHI Unfortunately, the convenience of peer-to-peer apps has attracted opportunistic scammers and fraudsters to target users... Read |
| Newspapers |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA A good news story: In South Africa, the newspaper category as measured by the Audit Bureau of Circulations is showing an 11.4% increase when compared to the same period in 2020. The total number of South African newspaper copies circulated is 5,808,965 in Q3 2021 up from 5,215,921 in Q3 2020... Read |
| One Show Awards |
 | The One Club for Creativity has announced nine top creatives from Africa who will serve as judges for The One Show 2022... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY UNITED STATIONS Mac G, who recently bagged Podcaster of the Year at the VN Global Media and Entertainment Awards, is the voice behind Podcast and Chill with Mac G. He has over the course of more than 200 podcasts, interviewed some of the most influential guests in SA and his star power is attracting more than one million downloads to his individual podcasts... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Zinhle Zikalala is a young businesswoman, an entrepreneur at heart and the cofounder and director of Sibizi Media... Read |
| OOH |
 | SHAMENDRAN NAIDU, ISSUED BY PROVANTAGE MEDIA GROUP I have witnessed the transformation of the minibus taxi industry over the last 20 years and the industry has remained the most dominant public transport mode and a very significant driver of our economy... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR A new joint venture between media owners Tractor Outdoor and Reveel is set to change the face of the V&A, while opening doors for big and small business alike... Read |
 | A new joint venture between media owners Tractor Outdoor & Reveel is set to change the face of the V&A Waterfront... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | ISSUED BY ORNICO Amec's global managing director Johna Burke, demystifies the Barcelona Principles 3.0 and the latest best practices around the measurement and evaluation of communication in a webinar first for South African audiences... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Edelman Africa has appointed Corazon Sefu Wandimi as managing director at Edelman Kenya... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | ISSUED BY SUMITOMO DUNLOP Need a change of lockdown scenery to wind down another pandemic punctuated year? Thanks to Dunlop's #TheBigDrive Summer Promo, you can now enjoy a socially-distanced summer escape. See South Africa up-close at local reserves and game parks, driving in safety on a set of new Dunlop tyres... Read |
| Publishing |
 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS When Richard Mulholland asked Bronwyn Williams to review his latest book, Here There Be Dragons, she was delighted... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY OFM From your car to the office, to the comfort of your home, OFM is the station of choice in Bloemfontein... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM Algoa FM brought the first dedicated commercial radio show to the Garden Route a decade ago at the request of businesses and listeners... Read |
| Research |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Kantar's recent Media MasterChef webinar unpacked Kantar's Media Reactions study, letting us in on the secret ingredients for media success in SA... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRANDMAPP It seems at every turn, we're hearing about 'resilience' and how important it is for countries and companies, communities and individuals. Everything and everybody seems to be striving 'to be more resilient'. But what does that mean?... Read |
 | New Oracle study finds 66% of consumers are worried that supply chain disruptions will ruin their holiday shopping plans... Read |
 | Media24's online panel, Forum24, recently conducted a survey to update findings on the effectiveness of pamphlets... Read |
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 | Here are the top marketing professionals in South Africa according to the latest results from Agency Scope 2021/2022... Read |
| Retail |
 | ISSUED BY MPACT PLASTICS "Proudly walking away with four gold awards and the IPSA Gold Pack trophy for 2021 is an honour to which we owe thanks to our entire team!", states Neelin Naidoo, MD of Mpact Plastics... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Here's an overview of some of the plans retailers have in place for the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG A growing percentage of Black Friday shoppers are less focused on brands and durable goods, and more focused on value and necessities... Read |
 | Retailers and brands should use Black Friday as a means of building long-term trust and credibility with their customers... Read |
| Social Media |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA Ogilvy PR's Influence Trends Report]] reveals how influencer marketing is set to radically change next year... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SOCIAL PLACES There have been a number of updates made to the Google maps platform that allows businesses and brands to take more control of their digital presence and optimise their listings to improve foot traffic and drive sales in stores... Read |
 | A study conducted by Surfshark shows that Burkina Faso became the 70th country that has restricted social media access over the last six years... Read |
 | From 26 November 2021, the global Lush brand will be turning its back on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat, until these platforms take action to provide a safer environment for users... Read |
| TV |
 | ISSUED BY EMEDIA From a single channel whose existence was doubted some 23 years ago, to the biggest television broadcaster in South Africa in the last three months, is a success story that must be celebrated... Read |
 | ISSUED BY FOX NETWORKS GROUP National Geographic will be premiering the scientific thriller, The Hot Zone: Anthrax, featuring Daniel Dae Kim and Tony Goldwyn, on 5 December... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE 5FM sports anchor, Wesley Gabriels is wrapping up 2021 with a bang by bagging a presenting gig on SuperSport's PSL Now... Read |
 | Have you ever wondered what your dog is thinking?... Read |
 | StarTimes Media has rolled out major expansion plans aimed at driving service delivery closer to subscribers across major counties in Kenya... Read |
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 | TANIA BROUGHTON Government argues the legal profession is not a rare or critical skill and that many South Africans struggle to get work... Read |
 | MARY CARMAN, BENJAMIN ROSMAN Concerns have emerged about the accountability of AI and related technologies like machine learning... Read |
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 | JAKE RUBINSTEIN South African retailers' adoption of Black Friday largely splits them into two camps. On one hand, companies embrace it because it's a chance to shift stock and cultivate a quick turnover spike... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS Speaking at the 7th annual Water Stewardship Event, Yakeen Atwaru of the Department of Water and Sanitation shared some stark figures... Read |
 | ALEXANDER WINNING South Africa said on Friday a British ban on flights from six southern African countries over a new Covid-19 variant seemed rushed, as EU authorities prepared similar moves and the World Health Organisation convened an emergency meeting... Read |
 | Environmental activists are now calling for a public boycott of Shell petrol stations this December in order to "hit them where it hurts most"... Read |
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